School of Medicine

Endowment Fund

Grant Application CTAQ Awards - Terms of Reference and Application Process

  • There will be at least one annual competition.
  • The principal investigator must be a CTAQ member in good standing.
  • The primary objective is to aid members within the first 5 years of their research careers to develop a research program. Preference will be given to pilot projects that lead to applications for external support in the future.
  • Individual CTAQ members are limited to a maximum of three successful applications.
  • Funds may be provided for research supplies and personnel.
  • Funds will not be provided for conference travel or physician and graduate student income.
  • Requests solely for capital equipment are generally discouraged but will be considered if it is an essential component within a research proposal. Requests for "household" and office equipment such as video cameras and computers will be generally given a low priority.
  • There must be evidence of strong departmental support including time and/or finances.
  • Funds for individual grants will normally be limited to a maximum of $20,000.
  • Funds will be for up to a 2-year period. A brief progress report is required at the end of the first year, and a final report is required within three months of the completion of the project.
  • Deadline for applications is January 31, 2012 at 1600 hrs.
  • Applications will be reviewed by the CTAQ Endowment Fund Committee.
  • Funding will be available no later than April 2012. Queen’s Research Ethics Board approval must be obtained before funds are made available.
The application form can be found on the CTAQ website http://meds.queensu.ca/ctaq

Each submission must include:
Applicants in need of advice on study design, statistical analysis, or any other aspect of the application are encouraged to seek mentorship prior to submission, rather than after. Advice should be sought from experienced researchers within the applicant’s own Department, and/or from the Kingston General Hospital (KGH) Clinical Research Centre by contacting Mary Pope, at the KGH Research Development Office, KGH ext 3344.

For additional questions, please contact Stacey at 613-531-3008 ext 212 or 613-572-4611 or email: slloyd@novarihealth.com




  Endowment Fund Application Form (.doc Word format)

  Endowment Fund Application Form (.pdf Adobe Acrobat format)

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  2010-2011 CTAQ Endowment Fund Award winners